McKereghan

McKereghan v. City of Spokane

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320 F. App'x 790
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 2, 2009No. 07-36074California278 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Donna L. McKereghan appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the City of Spokane and various City employees (the “City”) in her action alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and other causes of action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Snead v. Metro. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 237 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir.2001), and may affirm on any ground supported by the record, Atel Fin. Corp. v. Quaker Coal Co., 321 F.3d 924, 926 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on McKereghan’s claim that the City did not hire her as a public information coordinator on the basis of her disability, because McKereghan failed to create a triable issue as to whether the City’s legitimate and nondiscriminatory reason was pretext for discrimination. See Snead, 237 F.3d at 1093-94 (affirming summary judgment for employer on ADA claim where plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence that proffered reason was pretext for discrimination).

We affirm summary judgment on McKereghan’s claim that the City’s qualification standard for the position violated the ADA,…

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